The High Line Blog

Renegade Cabaret, June 2009. Photo by Marcin Wichary
As the weather heats up and evening light lingers, spring has become one of the High Line's most exciting seasons yet. After a long winter, it's truly invigorating to take in all the new grasses, flowers, and trees that have recently...
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Renegade Cabaret, June 2009. Photo by Marcin Wichary
As the weather heats up and evening light lingers, spring has become one of the High Line's most exciting seasons yet. After a long winter, it's truly invigorating to take in all the new grasses, flowers, and trees that have recently...
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Planning a visit to the High Line? Keep an eye out for the temporary stairs at the 14th Street access point.
Temporary changes to High Line access at 14th Street will take place over the coming weeks due to construction of an adjacent building.
Ongoing adjacent construction will affect a...
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Donated compost material.
Nearly 40,000 grasses, perennials, trees, and shrubs inhabit Section 1 of the High Line, and each plant gets cut back in the spring to allow for new growth. Instead of treating the clippings as garbage, our gardeners have been busy developing ways to reuse them.
We re...
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Midday high-lining.
It's a toss-up between the lower level of the Chelsea Market Passage (pictured) and the 10th Avenue Square. But on days like today, we love to eat lunch and take a break on the High Line.
Did you know that Friends of the High Line Members get discountsat select food sho...
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A summer evening on the High Line. Photo by Joan Garvin
Starting tonight, the High Line's full seasonal hours will take effect.
Beginning tonight and continuing through autumn, the park will be open daily between 7:00 AM and 10:00 PM (last entry at 9:45 PM).
After dark, L'Observatoire ...
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High Line Umbrella Sale!
Get a discounted rate off our limited-edition High Line Opening Season Umbrella!
As a rainy day special, we are offering our signature, wind-proof umbrella for a discounted price of $30 through tomorrow at noon (March 31). Normally $45, this umbrella is made of doub...
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Katie on the High Line at the Rail Yards. Photo by Tom Starkweather
This week, we bid farewell to Katie Lorah, our fabulous Deputy Director of Communications. When Katie came to us in 2005, Friends of the High Line was a small staff of five, and the High Line had not yet been secured fo...
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Tune in to PBS tonight for the television premiere of "NY Export: Opus Jazz", a contemporary film version of groundbreaking choreographer Jerome Robbins' 1958 ballet. The film, which was created, produced, and danced by members of the New York City Ballet, follows the young dancers to abandone...
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